Nonstop flight route between Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia and Pituffik, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia and Thule Air Base (THU), Pituffik, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,385 miles (or 11,885 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) and Thule Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) and Thule Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ):

• Because of Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• In August 2012, about 58 hectares of 102 hectares of the land needed for an expansion had been acquired.
• In addition to being known as "Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)", other names for BDJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Syamsudin Noor (SNA)" and "WAOO".
• The furthest airport from Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (meaning Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
• Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) E of BDJ.
• Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) handled 3,013,191 passengers last year.
• Syamsudin Noor Airport is an airport serving Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Facts about Thule Air Base (THU):

• The furthest airport from Thule Air Base (THU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,883 miles (15,905 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• In 1949, Denmark joined NATO and abandoned its attempt to remove the United States bases.
• After liberation, Denmark ratified the Kauffmann treaty but began efforts to take over U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Thule Air Base", another name for THU is "Thule AB".
• In 1957 construction began on 4 Nike Missile sites around the base, and they and their radar systems were operational by the end of 1958.
• The closest airport to Thule Air Base (THU) is Savissivik Heliport (SVR), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) ESE of THU.
• Thule Air Base is home to the 21st Space Wing's global network of sensors providing missile warning, space surveillance and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.
• After the German occupation of Denmark on 9 April 1940, Henrik Kauffmann Danish Ambassador to the United States, made an agreement "In the name of the king" with the United States authorizing the United States to defend the Danish colonies on Greenland from German aggression - this agreement faced Kaufmann with a charge of high treason.